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113.170Apply to “Happy Birthday”
Because it is public domain, write several harmonic worlds for the same melody:
Version 1
I-IV-V only.
Version 2
functional jazz with ii-V.
Version 3
bass-line version.
Version 4
modal/pedal version.
Version 5
borrowed final cadence.
The melody becomes a test bench for progression grammar.